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As Hornets players gathered at the Alario Center on Thursday morning, team president Hugh Weber met with captains Chris Paul and David West to inform them that Coach Byron Scott was fired and his replacement would be General Manager Jeff Bower.

Paul was not happy with the decision, and he was nott pleased with being caught off guard by the announcement.

He said New Orleans should have sought his and West’s input before the decision was finalized.

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